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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Thu Feb 21, 2013, 03:45 PM Feb 2013

Whole Foods removes chicken ad featuring Obama

An Upper West Side Whole Foods has removed a sign that used a drawing of President Barack Obama to advertise a sale on chicken after complaints that the ad was offensive.

The sign outside the supermarket on Columbus Avenue and 97th Street featuring an apparent caricature of Obama advertising an upcoming sale on whole organic chicken outraged neighbor Woody Henderson.

"There are certain things that have been used to put down black people -- watermelon, fried chicken," he said.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/21/17042978-whole-foods-removes-chicken-ad-featuring-obama?lite

Let's see, the owner is an ignorant climate denier who hates health insurance and now we get this racist shit from one of the stores...thank God I never shop there.

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Whole Foods removes chicken ad featuring Obama (Original Post) joeybee12 Feb 2013 OP

Without pictures, etc... here's the ad: Robb Feb 2013 #1

Not only is it inapproperate, pipoman Feb 2013 #4

Why? Here's one hypothesis that has to do with who would want to control access to food: patrice Feb 2013 #7

Thanks the link has a video... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #6

There are always alternatives. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #2

Whole Foods and head pipoman Feb 2013 #3

Uh, it appears that some "revolutionaries" may have sold out for BOTIQUE groceries. patrice Feb 2013 #5

Robb

(39,665 posts)

1. Without pictures, etc... here's the ad:

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 03:49 PM

Feb 2013

pipoman

(16,038 posts)

4. Not only is it inapproperate,

Reply to Robb (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 03:58 PM

Feb 2013

but why would they make him look pissed? Seems a stupid advertisement for such a huge company..most chain store managers don't have the freedom to hang anything without corporate approval..

patrice

(47,992 posts)

7. Why? Here's one hypothesis that has to do with who would want to control access to food:

Reply to pipoman (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 04:10 PM

Feb 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017100258

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

6. Thanks the link has a video...

Reply to Robb (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 04:04 PM

Feb 2013

But I never know how to capture and embed them in my posts.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

2. There are always alternatives.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 03:53 PM

Feb 2013

Here in Colorado, there's Vitamin Cottage, there's Sunflower Market, there's various farmers' markets. Any self-respecting progressive, hell, any self-respecting American would not do business with Whole Foods.

pipoman

(16,038 posts)

3. Whole Foods and head

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 03:55 PM

Feb 2013

Asshat, John "Lackey" Mackey, have jumped the shark..

patrice

(47,992 posts)

5. Uh, it appears that some "revolutionaries" may have sold out for BOTIQUE groceries.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 04:00 PM

Feb 2013

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